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The honorees are (from left to right): Front row: Dot Burton, Lucille
Thompson; Back Row: Randall Segal, Judy Bartella, Anne LeDuc.
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Cape May, March 7-8
– Cape May's first Singer-Songwriter
Weekend was a roaring success. Over 100 bands and performers appeared in 12
venues throughout the city Friday and Saturday nights. Pictured here: Robert
Hazard, appearing at Congress Hall Ballroom. 
The
rain held off Saturday, April 5 and members of the Cape May Dog Friendly
Association launched their new dog park on Lafayette Street. Alison Bjork
(pictured at right with Mickey) along with Dawn DeMayo and others have been
working on the idea with city officials for 18 months. 
May
12 – A nor'easter hit the island with winds gusting
up to 40 knots and 21-foot-waves. Although power, except for flickering
interruptions, remained on for most of the island, powers lines did reportedly
go down on Jefferson Street and New York Avenue. Those streets were blocked off
as well as Lafayette Street at the Cape May City Elementary School. 
The
2008 Legends of the Chalfonte gathering took place June 4th and guests didn’t
have too far to look for this year’s recipients - they were all Chalfonte Hotel
staff members, former staff members or owners.
June
20-21 was the first Harbor Fest to celebrate the newly refurbished Cape May
Harbor. Festivities began Friday, June 20 with a blessing of the waters.
Mayor
Jerome E. Inderwies (left) cuts the ribbon, along with a former Cape May mayor,
Arthur Blomkvest, signifying the June 21 rededication of the newly renovated
Washington Street Mall. The rededication ceremony took place at 10 a.m. with
singing by the Cape Haromonaires Barber Shop Chorus and a dove release by Cape
May Carriage owner, Beverly Carr.
The
annual Sandcastle Competition saw fun designs and sunny skies! 
In
order to soften the blow of its WaWa September 24 closing, employees gave out
free coffee to their customers. 
Lower
Township, September 29 - Early Monday morning at approximately 12:02 a.m. local
fire departments responded to a six alarm fire at the former Ponderlodge Golf
Course, now the Villas Wildlife Management Area. 
Cape
May, October 10 - Forbes magazine asked five experts to rank the
top 20 prettiest towns in America and Bob Krist, author of Travel
Photography: Documenting the World’s People and Places and host of PBS’
Restoration Stories, chose Cape May. “Integrity of the traditional
architecture," was the key for photographer Bon Krist when picking Cape May as
one of America's "prettiest" towns.